½!»69Ü>FAXPak-NetShare Installation Help Index                        Help Topic 1

   Topic#  Topic
   ──────  ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
       1   Help Index (this page)
       2   The installation process
       3   DEDICATED / NON-DEDICATED Server
       4   FAX SERVER PC DISK/DIRECTORY
       5   NETWORK "FAX" DIRECTORY
       6   NETWORK "PUBLIC" DIRECTORY
       7   OVERWRITE EXISTING FILES

   Help Special Purpose Keys:

      HOME      go to first line of help entry
      END       go to last line of help entry
      PGUP      go to previous screen (if any)
      PGDN      go to next screen (if any)
      UP/DOWN   scroll up/down
      Ctl+PGUP  jump to previous help page
      Ctl+PGDN  jump to next help page
      F5        prompts for desired help page number
      ESC       finished viewing help, return to program operation.
<
>FAXPak-NetShare Installation Help                              Help Topic 2

   THE INSTALLATION PROCESS
   ────────────────────────

   This installation process creates the required directories, copies
   files from the installation diskettes, and configures the FAXPak
   NetShare program properly for the "basic" operations.

   Before the process begins, you are provided with a "fill in the blanks"
   form to indicate where the installation should copy files. You also
   can indicate which parts of the installation to do or skip.

   After checking the entries, you press the F10 key to begin the process
   or you may press ESC to cancel. Once the process begins, it runs to
   completion. If any errors occur, the installation is stopped and you
   will need to correct the problem. Once the problem is re-solved, you
   can re-run the install process.
<
>FAXPak-NetShare Installation Help                              Help Topic 3

   DEDICATED - NON-DEDICATED Server
   ────────────────────────────────

   FAXPak NetShare comes with two different types of "server" programs:

      FPNSHARE.EXE ... a dedicated server
      FPNSTSR.EXE .... a non-dedicated server

   The dedicated server runs on the PC as the foreground program. This
   means that you can't run other programs while the server is running.
   It has more features and capabilities than the non-dedicated version.

   The non-dedicated server installs itself into the PC memory as a
   "background (or TSR)" program. This allows the PC to be used to run
   other programs while the server is running. This version of the server
   has less features than the dedicated server. Also, you should consider
   that when users send faxes, the person using the server PC will notice
   certain pauses while the server processes the fax requests.

   If you fax traffic is light, you may find that the non-dedicated server
   meets your needs. However, if you have moderate fax traffic or require
   certain features, you will want to use the dedicated server.

   The program documentation describes the feature differences. Also note,
   you can install both types using the install process then select the
   one you want to use when you are ready to start the fax server program.
<
>FAXPak-NetShare Installation Help                              Help Topic 4

   FAX SERVER PC DISK/DIRECTORY
   ────────────────────────────

   The computer on your network that has the Intel fax board is called
   the "fax server" PC. The fax server program runs on this PC.

   The default directory is C:\FAXPAK, but you can enter any other valid
   drive and directory. For most reliable operation, this directory should
   be on the hard disk installed in the fax server PC.

   The installation process creates this directory if it doesn't already
   exist. It also creates several sub-directories beneath this directory.
<
>FAXPak-NetShare Installation Help                              Help Topic 5

   NETWORK "FAX" DIRECTORY
   ───────────────────────

   This directory is the "home" directory for network fax files including
   the logs. The default is F:\FAXPAK, but can be on any network drive
   you like. This directory will be created if necessary as will several
   sub-directories beneath it.

   Since different networks treat "network" drives differently, you will
   need to "map" the user's drive letters in such a manner that ALL users
   refer to this network directory using the same drive letter. 

   The concept is that each user should be able to refer to the fax
   directory in the same manner. That is, any user on the network must
   be able to type (for example)

      DIR F:\FAXPAK\*.*

   and see a directory list of all the files in the FAXPAK network
   directory. The actual drive letter used is NOT important as long as
   all users refer to the directory using the same drive identifier.
<
>FAXPak-NetShare Installation Help                              Help Topic 6

   NETWORK "PUBLIC" DIRECTORY
   ──────────────────────────

   There are two FAXPak NetShare programs that are for ALL users on the
   network: FPNETFAX.EXE and FPNETLOG.EXE. These programs (and their
   .INI and .HLP files) need to be located in a directory which all 
   users can access. For example, on a Novell network there is usually
   a directory called SYS:PUBLIC where many executable files are located.
   Generally, this directory should be included in a user's DOS PATH
   statement or network "search" drive.

   The directory is not important, nor is the drive letter. If you wish,
   you can copy these files from the "public" directory to private 
   directories for each user. This allows you to customize the settings
   on a user-by-user basis.
<
>FAXPak-NetShare Installation Help                              Help Topic 7

   OVERWRITE EXISTING FILES
   ────────────────────────

   When the install process finds a file with the same name as one it
   is trying to install, it can do one of three things:

      ■ OVERWRITE the existing file with the new one

      ■ SKIP the copying of the file

      ■ PROMPT the user for what to do.

   You can specify which of these choices before the installation begins.

      ALWAYS means "always overwrite any existing files".

      NEVER means "never overwrite, instead SKIP the copying of that file".

      PROMPT means "show a message and let the user decide on each file"

   This allows you to re-do the installation (possibly for updates) and
   NOT erase files that you have created.
<
